Daddy was away for a week!

From August 12th to the 18th Dave was away in Washington DC with the church youth group working in soup kitchens and other things. Charlotte and I were on our own for the week. It was hard being on our own for the week, but we had some nice bonding time just the 2 of us. We got out a few days that week and some days we just hung around the house.
One night after dinner we took a walk up to our town common. Charlotte loves to just hang out up there. We play with sticks, grass, leaves, pinecones, whatever we can find. :) We watch the cars passing by and she loves to look for big trucks and motorcycles. :)

Here's a stick mama!!

She was scooting away from me! :)

Do you want a leaf?

I love her beautiful face! :)

Just hanging out and watching the world go by.

One afternoon we needed to just get out of the house. We headed to this little country store not far from us and they make very yummy sandwiches there. We wandered around the store some and then bought a sandwich and some other treats. Charlotte and I shared the turkey sandwich, ate some pretzels, and watched the cars and big trucks going by. When we were done, we wandered around the back and checked out the alpaca. They are beautiful animals. They wouldn't come close though and Charlotte was getting frustrated. She really wanted to pat them. We couldn't really get over to them in her stroller. I didn't have the off roading stroller with me that day!

A pretty dragonfly landed on the fence in front of us.

We did head out to Old Sturbridge Village that week as well with our friends Laura and Abby. Charlotte loves to play and hang out with Abby. :) That Saturday when Dave arrived back home, Charlotte was so excited to see him. She practically flew out of my arms when she saw him get out of the car. She wouldn't let go of him and cried when he left for a minute to use the bathroom. She just kept hugging him. It was so sweet and Dave absolutely loved it!!